The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

阅兵花了200亿?学者促当局交代 (Military parade cost $3.1 billion? Academics urge official accounting)
Radio France Internationale, September 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150908-阅兵花了200亿?学者促当局交代

Families of dead contract firefighters row with Tianjin government over warehouse blast compensation
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1855687/families-dead-contract-firefighters-row-tianjin-government-over

Rights attorney Zhong Jinhua publicly resigns from the Communist Party of China
Boxun, September 4, 2015
http://en.boxun.com/2015/09/04/rights-attorney-zhong-jinhua-publicly-resigns-from-the-chinese-communist-party/

中国西藏网总裁:裁军30万 习近平应获诺贝尔和平奖 (President of China’s Tibet website: Xi Jinping should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize for dismissing 300,000 troops)
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14fa694699d04d9/zhong-guo-xi-zang-wang-zong-cai-cai-jun-30-wan-xi-jin-ping-ying-huo-nuo-bei-er-he-ping-jiang

China sees at least one workplace explosion per week on average, says NGO
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/04/china-sees-at-least-one-workplace-explosion-per-week-on-average-says-ngo/

China party fears most a crisis over corruption, official says
Reuters, September 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/08/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0R80IM20150908

China warns of corruption behind high-end mooncakes ahead of festivals
China Daily, September 6, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/06/content_21800131.htm